Fusion Desserts. Nope these are not confusion on a plate. Perfectly married Flavors that are classic Indian and scream festivals. And when you top it with rabri and a chocolate ganache glaze…it becomes a cracker of a dessert. At least that’s what everyone who had it said. The mini Bundts are essentially little portion controlled Read More
Beetroot has the prettiest colours around Those Jewel tones almost make you want to slice the beet root and dye some fabric with it and then just wear that fabric and revel in that gorgeous beet red colour. It is also extremely rich in nutrients and just consuming one will be enough for approximately half Read More
Cake for Naivedyam . Prashad. Well, everyone offers modak and laddoos, I made cake. A Mithai cake. With the same flavours that Mithai generally has. I generally make this cake with all purpose flour, but that night my stocks we’re superlatively low. Yes… always low. So I used whole wheat instead. Atta. The difference , Read More
Hello my dear co,-cheesecake lover… I stand in front of that display counter in my neighborhood pattiserie and ask myself that million dollar question Everytime.. “Should I eat or should I not eat?” Invariably,I fall prey to greed. And then there’s that guilt just after I wash the last bite down with a cup Read More
Cotton cake. We’ve Manga and Anime and Naruto and Ramen and Mirin floating about in our house daily. That’s Japanese to me. All I know is that the Japanese style of drawing Is called manga, animation in that form is anime and Naruto is an action figure. And somewhere Japanese Cotton Cake also figures. All Read More
Cravings come in all sizes. And then some voices in the back of the head cry foul. Too many calories , they say. Too much fat , they say. Did you work out enough ? they ask, scoffing at the feeble responses the other side gives. You don’t deserve any Nutella! They hastily remind you Read More
Chocolate brownies are always welcome. Always. And when you top them with cherries and some caramel sauce,you know you’ve done something right. They are something else. Slightly nutty and then intensely Chocolatey. And to add to the nuttiness is the umami taste of brown butter. That is what add that special taste to these brownies. Read More
Alphonso Mango. All the golden aura that surrounds food in this season has to be mangoes. And from so many types of mangoes, the most golden of all are Alphonso mangoes. Yup, I’m so being converted into a mangophile ,mango lover. These relatively small ,fragrant , mangoes are really amazing. And so to give a Read More
Some cakes are too cute to be called cupcakes or muffins. These are Bundt minis. Or Bundlets. These classic molds have a ring shaped and are patented by Nordic Ware. I have two Bundt pans . We didn’t frost these little babies too much. Just a drizzle of glaze and a whole lot of icing Read More
Hello you all. The exams are finally over. Not my exams ,those exams that drive the entire house crazy. Sweet child’s eleventh grade exams. Its been a struggle. The school and then those art classes… And then the dieting and exercise and a No Sugar diet. And then we got super obsessed with sourdough. So chocolate Read More
On some days a cake is the most mandatory thing. Especially when sunshine filters through like so. I’ll have you know that I can barely manage to get a tiny amount of sunshine filtering through my window for only 2 hours in a day. And that sunshine barely crosses 2 feet into my home . Read More
Hello my dear virtual Amico.. Focaccia Al Rosmarino. Yup , it sounds super sexy with the Italian accent. Don’t believe me? Google and listen to it … And this is a flat bread. You know I love Focaccia ,right ? It’s an extremely versatile bread. Pizza is also a flatbread. But its different. Focaccia and Read More
Disclaimer. I am not responsible for the fact that you just spooned the brownie into your mouth without counting the pieces. I am also not responsible for the fact that you didn’t count the number of calories in the sugar, oil,eggs and chocolate. And I am not responsible if you need to run 30 kms Read More
Christmas bells ringing and carols playing all around us today. I hope you too are celebrating. You may not be celebrating Christmas, but I hope you’re homes are warm and happy. And filled with laughter. Your family and friends are around you to share your blessings. Blessings are of no use if they cannot be Read More
I did something doubly sacrilegious here. I baked the donuts and I added carrots to them . And then I went and reduced the amount of sugar and fat content or butter . Did I screw the taste? No …. Because I rescued it with frosting. So those of you who love the sweet and Read More